for millions of out of work americans like karen deduct, the cliff has come early. if congress doesn't act to extend the emergency unemployment compensation program, their benefits will stop tomorrow. get that, underscore it. tomorrow. nearly a million more will be unable to collect any sort of federal benefits in the first quarter of 2013. these are the people that republicans have used as pawns in the fiscal cliff debate. earlier this week, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell demanded spending cuts to offset the estimated. $30 billion cost of extending the federal unemployment insurance program for another year. mcconnell was elected to serve the people of kentucky. so how do mcconnell and junior senator rand paul justify letting federal unemployment benefits expire for 24,000 people in their state? how can senator marco rubio allow nearly 119,000 unemployed floridians to be cut off? senators john mccain and jon kyl should be fighting for the 28,000 people who would be affected in arizona. it's not clear if they will. and the list goes on and on. unemployment b